In the state of Santa Catarina, a teacher devised an innovative method for teaching Ancient History. Students look for traces of Egyptian writing in daily life, and reinvent the old style of writing.
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Around 20 researchers from Arab countries, mainly Algeria, are going to participate in a meeting about mixed culture in late June at the Federal University of Santa Catarina.
‘Dialogues with the Pharaonic world’ will be the theme of a conference due in the city from June 4th to 6th. The director of the Egyptian Museum in Munich, Sylvia Schoske, should give two lectures.
A book by Italian designer Vincenzo Scarpellini shows pictures of the city, in pastel. Among the sceneries identified by the foreign eye of the artist is restaurant Almanara, in the centre.
Caramel, by actress and director Nadine Labaki, hits movie theatres in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in June. The film tells the stories and dilemmas of five women in a beauty parlour in Beirut.
Next Thursday (28th) the third edition of the Images of the East exhibition begins in São Paulo. Foreign filmmakers, among them Rawan Damen, should come to Brazil for the debates.
Artist Susana Barros will exhibit 51 items, including ceramics and vases in the city of Belo Horizonte. The exhibition, wholly inspired by Egyptian culture and Islamic drawings, opens on the 26th.
The Brazilian Stela Grisotti and Paschoal Samora released documentary ‘A Chave da Casa’ (The Key to the Home). The film tells the story of five Palestinian refugees who left Jordan for Brazil.
Brazil ranked 13th among the 180 countries that produced the most science last year. There was growth of 56% over 2007, according to information from the National Science Indicators.
Bahia-based musician Ives al Sahar, who is of Moroccan descent, studies and promotes Arab percussion in Salvador, where he participates in projects such as Eastern Afternoons and Children Creating.
James Aguer is among the nominees for the World of Children Awards for his work for children’s rights. Students in Brazil are casting votes, alongside children from another 50,000 schools worldwide.
Artist Tânia Paupitz, from the city of Florianópolis, has sold paintings to around eight different countries, among them Saudi Arabia. Images of cities in Brazil and abroad prevail in her work.
The main character of Brazilian legend "A Salamanca do Jarau" is a princess of the Arab-Berber people. Written by João Simões Lopes Neto nearly 100 years ago, it is the theme of a theatre play.
A profile of contemporary women in photography, painting, video, text and drawing by French artist Titouan Lamazou will be on display at Oca, in São Paulo. Among the 200 chosen, Brazilians and Arabs.
